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Equine Massage - Need Ideas & Help!

I have a friend who is interested in getting into Equine Massage. Does anyone have any ideas where to start? Or friends that may know who to contact?

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Permalink Reply by Linda Bienenfeld on September 13, 2009 at 12:41pm

Hi Mike. My dear friends Joseph and Jacqueline Freeman teach Equine Structural Integration. They have their classes on their biodynamic farm in southern Washington, about a 1/2 hour from Portland,Oregon. They have a unique training and I highly recommend them. Their site is www.equinenaturalmovement.com. Contact Jacqueline Freeman at (360) 687-8384.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hinkle on September 13, 2009 at 12:46pm

Thanks Linda I just sent Rachel a message about them. Hear you would like to do Hellerwork at Festival? Send me your email address and I'll get you the info.

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Permalink Reply by Rachael Lynn Ostrander on September 13, 2009 at 2:46pm

Hi all!! I am actually planning on doing equine massage as part of my practice in the next 5 years. I live in upstate NY though and in NY state you have to be a Vet or a Vet technician to work on animals. I was thinking about taking a class through http://www.equissage.com/. Does anyone know anything about them or have any experience with them?? Thankx!!

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Permalink Reply by Jacqueline Freeman on September 13, 2009 at 6:34pm

thanks, Linda, for the kind words. Yes, we teach classes in Equine Structural Integration. Our next class starts Sept. 30th and goes for a week. Students stay here at our farm, too, which makes travel easier and it's a really friendly environment.

Our field is heart centered equine bodywork. We give a basic certification at 300 hours and an advanced certification at 500 hours. Our graduates have done some pretty wonderful things with their practices. We're also starting a teach training this year for our grads who want to spread the work further.

The work is pretty interesting. Strong results, often fairly permanent, too, as is a lot of Structural Integration. I can send you our student info packet if you want.

warmly,
Jacqueline Freeman
The Equine Natural Movement School
www.EquineNaturalMovement.com